Where does “hästkrake” come from?
hästkrake (Swedish) comes from Swedish häst, from Old Swedish hæster, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.
hästkrake (Swedish): a nag (scrawny, useless horse)
Definitions
- a nag (scrawny, useless horse)
Ancestry of “hästkrake”, step by step
hästkrake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish häst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | häst | a horse; a large mammal, "Equus caballus"; knight |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hæster | horse |
| 3 | Old Norse | hestr | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hangistaz | horse, stallion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱanḱest- | — |
via Swedish krake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krake | a pitiful (and weak, in some sense) person or animal (arousing pity or contempt); a wretch |
| 2 | Old Norse | krókr | hook |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |